Router Base Adds New Dimension
Woodworkers love their routers, and it seems they love to learn new ways to use their routers. Yes, I will admit to being one of those woodworkers. I’ve used a...
Two Modifications to the Knew Concepts Fret Saw
Knew concepts fret saws belongs to a small group of truly revolutionary tools such as Tite-Mark Marking Gauge and the veritas® PM-V11® Bench Chisels. Whether they were the brainchild of...
Bleeding Sharpies & Shellac
I’m interrupting the garden gate series to delve into a matter that arose in the comments on a previous post, where I mentioned that I sometimes use a black Sharpie...
It’s OK if the Wood Splinters a Bit
During the last decade, I’ve built a lot of six-board chests, including the examples found in this 2013 article in Popular Woodworking Magazine. For as long as I have been...
Death to Disposable Furniture
In many ways, the Europeans are ahead of us in the United States (like it or no). Their recycling programs far outpace the ones in the Midwest. Public transport is...
The I Can Do That Workbench – Part 1
We’ve made it three seasons without building a workbench for I Can Do That. It’s been requested and we’ve wanted to make one for a while but we just hadn’t...
Quick Look at the New Bosch Palm Router – PopWood Playback
This week on PopWood Playback, I took a quick look at the Bosch GKF12V-25N palm router. My initial impressions are good. The unit has an impressive fit and finish and...
How to Polish a Chip Breaker Bolt – Andy Rawls
Editor’s note: If you have a trick of the trade that we can share, email me at david.lyell@fwmedia.com! This one comes from Andy Rawls, a furniture maker in Texas. You...
